M32 mill just fried :(
Bad smell in the electrical cabinet. Alarm 74 (i think) Buss Error 36 shows on the first two drives (MR-S1-100) and on the spindle drive, FR SF Mazak tech says it's not recognizing the drives for some...
View ArticleQT 200 MSY milling head trouble
Hi All, I have seen a couple of alarms pop up in the last day or so. I am curious to know if there have been any other similar experiences and what you have done to remedy the issue. The alarms have...
View ArticleChatter Chatter Chatter
We just bought our first set of cnc machines. We got a smart 530c and a smart 250 lathe. We have several employees including me that come with a background in running the mazak mill. So it has been fun...
View ArticleG code on my mazaks?
i have a bunch of mazak lathes in the 1990-96 year range, with t plus, t-32, and 1 fusion controller and im trying to find which ones if any actually accept g code progs. if they dont accept it id like...
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we have the power....VQC 20/50B connected
Hi All finally got power to the shed today.. We connected up the manual Knee Mill but had it running backwards and had the same with the lathe.. they were both working correctly in the old place so a...
View ArticleQuestion for SQT**M owners.
Hi, last year I bought my first c-axis lathe, a 1990 ST20-ATC which has bought in a lot of work and helped speed up existing jobs. I am now looking at replacing my faithful old QT15 with a SQT10M, 15M...
View ArticleWhat year did Mazak change color scheme to black with orange accents ? 2004 ?
And did it happen all at once or just on certain models ?
View Articlehelp please! atc stuck mid change
integrex 400iv machine hung just before it removed the tool from the spindle. alarm 340 (controller error) my compadre looked up the alarm and it said to shut Down and restart. he did that (against my...
View ArticleHidden Parameters
We have contacted mazak with help to clear a alarm 10 Detector Malfunction. He set us the procedure to set home possition only he did not disclose how to get into the parameters that need to be set....
View ArticleQTN-20 with T-plus controller mid 90's edition need to make chips
Good day folks, I have found myself into a situation helping a local business get some tools up and running that they got at an auction. They are powered up and seem to be in good shape and have all of...
View ArticleQTN-20 with T-plus controller mid 90's edition need to make chips
Good day folks, I have found myself into a situation helping a local business get some tools up and running that they got at an auction. They are powered up and seem to be in good shape and have all of...
View ArticleMazatech V414/22 1995 edition needs to make chips!
Hello, I am helping a local business get some machines up and running that they got at auction. this mill is totally foreign to me but I run a QT8 at work so a little familiar with the mazak stuff. I...
View ArticleM58 on Mazak Matrix Nexus control?
Hello - We have a customer supplied program and they have the same machine (Make, Model) as my place does and we are using their program (as instructed). It's on a Mazak Horizontal Machining Center...
View ArticleMplus upload tool data
I'm reloading the parameters in my HTC 400. The machine is up and running again but I still need to load the Tool Data. When I sent the original data to my laptop using the computer IO key I got an...
View ArticleQuick turn 15 PLC battery
I am in the process of changing the batteries for the PLC memory on all the CNCs in the shop and I can not find where the battery is located on our Mazak Quick Turn 15. Or what type of battery it is. I...
View Article218 alarm QT20, T+ control
Hello, Our rock solid 1995 QT 20 has been struggling lately. Fan on the main motor seemed to be noisy, beyond just dirty, and seemingly bringing down the control. Replaced it, ran fine but the control...
View ArticleHelp diagnosing very loud spindle on a 2001 quick turn 200
We recently received a 2001 quick turn with a 640t control and the spindle is shockingly loud. It sounds like a rock tumbler, its not a whine or grinding noise its lower pitched but not a drone, rock...
View ArticleMazak QT-20N Tailstock Hydraulic Leak
Howdy Everyone, I've got a new (to me) Mazak QT-20N that just got installed today. Thus far everything looks OK except for a leak in the bottom of the tailstock. Before really digging into it, I...
View ArticleQT28 Turret Alignment
Hello all! I am just getting into re-aligning my 1995 QT28N after re-assembling the turret. (For some more background, check out why I had to do this here). I have found some pretty helpful threads...
View ArticleBroaching an ID key way on SQT-15 M T+ control
We're looking at a job that requires a 1/4" key way in a 1" ID bore 1.5" deep in 6061 material 500 pieces. Looking at Razorform tools and from the videos they seem to work well. My question lies in how...
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